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Join us on Friday September 6th for a meet and greet with Bob Bitchin, publisher of Latitudes & Attitudes and Cruising Outpost magazine. Bob Bitchin is the Creator of Latitudes & Attitudes Magazine (Formerly Cruising Outpost Magazine). He divides his time between Publishing, writing, world cruising, doing seminars on sailing, riding his Ha... Read More
Canadian Retaliatory Tariff has been lifted! The good news we have been anxiously awaiting has finally come. Effective May 1, 2019 the Canadian Government has lifted the tariff they imposed on boats being imported into Canada from the US. This tariff was enacted in June 2018 in retaliation for tariffs the US imposed on Canadian s... Read More
RCR Buffalo Spring Open House & Customer Appreciation Picnic Please mark your calendars now to attend our annual spring picnic at RCR Buffalo marina. Saturday and Sunday from 10AM to 3PM both days at RCR Buffalo - 284 Fuhrmann Blvd, Buffalo NY 14203 We would like to thank our loyal customers for their business and support as... Read More
This past summer I cruised the Down East Circle aboard "Sapphire", my 2006 Beneteau 423. The Down East Circle is the name given to a route that circumnavigates NYC to Oswego to Montreal, Halifax, Boston and back to NYC. I began my journey on a very foggy July 22nd morning from YYC, soloing to Rochester where I picked up my f... Read More
All locations of RCR Yachts will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th for the holiday.
Mark Corson - Sales Cleveland, Ohio Email: mark@rcryachts.com Phone: 713-907-4881 Mark Corson started boating at age 8 when his parents bought a boat. The family joined Grand River Yacht Club. They spent summers on power and sail boats on Lake Erie. Mark grew up in Cleveland. After a BA from Case West... Read More
Dave Regnet - Sales Sandusky, Ohio Email: dave@rcryachts.com Phone: 419-202-0201 Dave Regnet learned to sail when he was 8 at summer camp on Lake Chautaugua. He returned 7 more summers because sailing (and teaching others to sail) became his passion. Dave grew up in Buffalo where he has been active in the Buffalo Harbor Sailing Club sin... Read More
Happy Holidays! We will be closed for our annual holiday break starting December 16th and returning to work on January 2nd. We will be monitoring email and cell phones but the offices will be closed. If you wish to inquire about a boat listing, please feel free to contact the listing broker. For urgent needs, please cal... Read More
https://www.jibeset.net/JACKY000.php?RG=T00112918 Penny Pincher made her second annual appearance at the Richmond Yacht Club’s “Round the Rocks” race. This is a 20 nm single or double handed race in San Francisco Bay. Onboard our J/70, was myself Morgan Paxhia, and sibling Emily Paxhia. San Francisco has a great history of ho... Read More
In our continuing program of history lessons on the builders we have worked with over the years, this time we write about C&C Yachts. The story of C&C is involved to the extent that we will break this down into two sessions, today we will do the early years. We invite you to Google other histories of C&C but this will be wr... Read More
We started our history lesson about various boatbuilders with Pearson Yachts last week. Now we turn to another old favorite, the craft built by George Hinterhoeller and his loyal band of boatbuilders. George (an immigrant from Austria) started in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario building various boats of his own design (Sharks were the bes... Read More
We were discussing a boat choice for a customer recently and because I had a lot of experience with the boat Darren suggested that we should write about this stuff because our readers might find it of value. So here is the first attempt, the subject being Pearson Yachts. Why? Because last week we had written about all the Pearson... Read More
I left off last week talking about the lead up to buying this specific boat and how we ended up going to Spain to complete the deal. This week, I will talk some about the actual trip. First I must admit that in all my travels, I had never been to Europe before in my life, so this was a great opportunity from the start. Then, on top o... Read More
We’ve mentioned several times in the last few newsletters that I’d been away in Spain attending to a survey and sea trial of an Oyster 53. I was helping customers and friends of ours from the Youngstown YC in their boat search and I am happy to say that we are now closing on the boat as we speak. By some point this summer, ... Read More
New Alerion Sport 30 Spotlight: This has been a hit model for Alerion. We are told that the boat will be in the water in Bristol RI for the next few weeks and interested buyers may schedule sea trials. Some of the new features on this model versus some of the previous are as follows: - New de... Read More
The Port of Rochester Marina is reportedly scheduled to officially open April 1st! The channel between the marina and the Genesee River has been dug out and crews are busy installing docks and putting finishing touches as you read this. The Port of Rochester Marina is starting to look like a first class facility and is worth checking o... Read More
Having spent a few seasons hanging around with CW’s Boat of the Year judges, I can’t step aboard a new sailboat without stopping to measure it up against its design brief. That’s the standard that our team of industry pros uses as they survey a broad range of entries each year to come up with winning models. And it makes sense, w... Read More
We are seeing more and more customers looking at boats to retire on, live aboard and sail off into the sunset so to speak. Picking the right boat to do that on is a key part of the process. There is a lot to consider and the entire boat buying process is just that, a process. Afterall, this is the boat that will become your house for y... Read More
This past Saturday I drove down the Florida Keys arriving in Key West early afternoon. It was a beautiful day with a very nice 77 degrees, moderate wind, blue skies and even bluer water. When I got to Truman Annex, the main hub for prepping and launching boats for this year's Key West Race Week, there was a flurry o... Read More
Beneteau Update: We are frequently asked what new boats are selling. For us the Oceanis 38 continues to be the star, and with good reason. More on that below. The Oceanis 45 is not a new model but remains the most popular boat on the market in that size range and we have a new one sold to Buffalo this spring. We sold ... Read More
One of my favorite places is Newport, RI and the surrounding area. My sister Peggy lives there, it is a terrific place to sail and race, and it is one of the few places in North America that still has an active sailboat building industry, especially racing sailboats. So I never go there without mixing business with pleasure. Newp... Read More
A direct legacy of all the owner experiences of a range that needs no introduction, the new Oceanis 41.1 proves itself to be a distillation of performance and intelligence. With the boldness of a ‘best in class’, the Oceanis 41.1 embarks on a new era of performance and personalization. Built on a chined hull making her remarkably ... Read More
(Newport, RI)- After her delivery to Bristol, Rhode Island exactly one week ago, the brand new J/112E was un-wrapped from her packaging at Stanley’s Boat Yard and in less than 48 hours, she was mounted on her sleek keel and launched for the first time in American waters at the headwaters of Narragansett Bay. Since then, the sweet-looking 3... Read More
We are very proud of our own Rick Lenard for winning the new “Trident Award” at the Buffalo Harbor Sailing Club. This is a newly created award that will now be considered the highest honor for a club member and given it’s distinction, it does not have to be given out each year. Rick is extremely deserving having given... Read More
Sometimes I get in arguments when I mention this, but I see a distinct Euro style and a distinct American style in yachts. Of course there is plenty of cross pollination between the two styles, but I have no problem pointing out a Euro-styled boat or an American classic-styled boat. I’d put the Alerion boats, including this new Sport 30, int... Read More
We always prefer to talk about boats that we have considerable personal experience with. One of the designs that we know inside and out is the Beneteau First 36.7, having owned four of them that we raced extensively over a ten year period. Still one of our favorite models, there are times that we miss owning one and racing in the class... Read More
The new J/112E is making her debut this October in Annapolis and will be configured standard with a high quality aluminum spar package built by AG Plus of France. This is a new-generation, lightweight, tapered mast section designed and optimized exclusively for the J/112E. Finished in white as part of the standard North American specification, the... Read More
We as brokers get this all the time. “So I looked on Yacht World and they’re asking $XYZ for my a boat like mine, I guess I can get that for it? Or I looked on BUC or NADA and the value there is $XYZ”. The truth of the matter is this; the prices online are what brokers who listed the boat found in real time data for r... Read More
This past week we had two evenings that reinforced to me what sailing is all about and why we keep coming back. On Tuesday night we had a race that was shortened as a squall came through and got us wet for awhile, but after the storm had passed we were able to see something I had never experienced before, a double rainbow. No... Read More
I have been thinking about this one for a while and it may come across as negative, but that is not my intent. Those who work with juniors to teach sailing are all well intentioned and have the kids interest at heart but I believe we may be missing some key points. I invite you to tell me where I am all wet but maybe some good will come out of the... Read More
Ever since the mid-80's, the fourth weekend in July has drawn me to Youngstown, New York for two good days of racing. In three decades the venue has changed a little bit - large stages for bands have been replaced with a unique hockey challenge and 14 boat rafts have been replaced with a more subdued one-design focus. That has worked well ... Read More
RCR's demo program is in full swing now in Youngstown including the following boats: C&C 30 One Design J/88 J/70 Beneteau Oceanis 38 Beneteau ASA 22 Call or email Tim Finkle at 860-917-5416 or timfinkle@rcryachts.com if interested in a demo ride. ... Read More
Of the thousands of items packed into Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s $150 billion budget for New York State, one in particular seemed to float to the top: a tax credit for buyers of luxury boats. Though the word “yacht” is never used, the budget contains a tax break for anyone in the market for a “vessel” valued at more tha... Read More
by Don Finkle, RCR Yachts I was lying in bed anticipating the start of the sailing season and thinking what a great sport we have. If that is the case, why do so many sailors drop out? Among various reasons two immediately come to mind. First, racing has become too serious and technical. It is more difficult than ever for novices to jump in an... Read More
This monthly spotlight on YBAA Members asks questions ranging from personal interests and hobbies to musings regarding the industry as a whole. In their own words, members share their secrets for success, as well as how to become a more visible entity in the community of yacht sales professionals. Boating seems to be a part of Don Finkle&r... Read More
Go with a Pro: Key Reasons for Employing a Professional Broker (from Passagemaker.com): This is one of the most important questions a boat owner asks at the start of the selling process, and it’s one that many wrestle over. The arguments for employing a yacht sales professional deserve consideration. Even for the boat owner ... Read More
A common topic is bantering around on why we don’t have more people racing, or why people drop out. One reason I believe is that not enough fall in love with sailing itself. If you don’t love to sail then the lure of racing is not as strong; it is just another activity fighting for limited spare time. On our boat we almost always sai... Read More
Dinner with America’s Cup Sailors at St. Francis Yacht Club, by Morgan Paxhia: America’s Cup - The Change Agent. This past weekend, I had the opportunity to have a private dinner with Jimmy Spithill, Andrew Campbell and Brad Webb. My wife and I moved out to San Francisco a little over a year ago to join my s... Read More
The C&C 30 Salt is available for test sails, Feb. 25-28, in Florida. The boat will be based out of the Sailfish Club in Palm Beach, which is approx. 1 hour north of the Ft. Lauderdale Airport. Let one of us know if you are interested and we will help arrange for a ride. ... Read More
The C&C 30’s One Design and offshore-capability paired with easy fast sailing performance at an affordable price, triumphs over competition for 2015 SAIL MAGAZINE Best Boat honors. Click the link below for the full article! http://www.sailmagazine.com/best-boats/best-boats-2015-cc-30 ... Read More
RCR Yachts Photo Contest: What a great summer we just had! Tell us about it, better yet, send us your favorite photos from this past season! Email to rcrphotocontest@rcryachts.com 4 Categories (RCR employees will vote on a winner in each category): Favorite sailboat racing shot Favorite cruising shot either sail or power Favorite fam... Read More
RCR staff will be at the Annapolis Sailboat Show this week. Schedule here: October 9 Thursday 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. VIP Day October 10 Friday 10:00 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. October 11 Saturday 10:00 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. October 12 Sunday 10:00 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. October 13 Monday 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Our Brands on Display in Annapolis: ... Read More
Comparing the newest offerings in the 30-foot range Two of the finest boat builders in USA have recently launched new offerings in the 30-foot range. Both the C&C 30 One Design and the J/88 have been reviewed by frequent Scuttlebutt contributor Don Finkle of RCR Yachts, who has provided a thorough and fair assessment of these similar yet diff... Read More